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Gauguin painting breaks sale record at nearly $300m
Gauguin painting breaks sale record at nearly $300m

Gauguin painting breaks sale record at nearly $300m

Gauguin painting breaks sale record at nearly $300m.  These prices are getting out of control.  Will not be long before something hits the $500M mark.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD!!) David Palumbo’s “These Quiet Moments”
Painting of the Day (SOLD!!) David Palumbo’s “These Quiet Moments”

Painting of the Day (SOLD!!) David Palumbo’s “These Quiet Moments”

These Quiet Moments, SOLD at the Naples Art, Antique and Jewelry Show!    

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Sir William Russell Flint’s “The Book of Sonnets”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Sir William Russell Flint’s “The Book of Sonnets”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Sir William Russell Flint’s “The Book of Sonnets”

The Book of Sonnets.  Here is an available work by Sir William Russell Flint (1880-1969) that is on view at the Naples Show this weekend.  

Major US museums ban selfie stick to protect the ‘safety’ of visitors
Major US museums ban selfie stick to protect the ‘safety’ of visitors

Major US museums ban selfie stick to protect the ‘safety’ of visitors

Major US museums ban selfie stick to protect the ‘safety’ of visitors– can you really blame them?  Safety first.  

The Maritime Master at Work!
The Maritime Master at Work!

The Maritime Master at Work!

Check out John Stobart at the Naples Art, Antique & Jewelry Show putting his finishing touches on his latest New York Harbor painting.  

Naples – Our Booth – Contemporary
Naples – Our Booth – Contemporary

Naples – Our Booth – Contemporary

Here are a few photos of the contemporary paintings in our booth at the Naples Show:    

Naples – Our Booth – Historical
Naples – Our Booth – Historical

Naples – Our Booth – Historical

Here are some images of the historical paintings in our booth at the Naples Show:  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Julie Bell’s ‘Flamingos”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Julie Bell’s ‘Flamingos”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Julie Bell’s ‘Flamingos”

Flamingos.  here is one by Julie Bell (born 1958) that we just added to the online inventory and will be featured in our booth at the Naples Show opening tonight.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Marie Dieterle’s “Vaches et les moutons par l’eau”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Marie Dieterle’s “Vaches et les moutons par l’eau”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Marie Dieterle’s “Vaches et les moutons par l’eau”

Vaches et les moutons par l’eau.  This beauty by Marie Dieterle (1856-1935) will be on view at the Naples Show which opens this evening.  

Whitechapel Gallery curator: Iwona Blazwick
Whitechapel Gallery curator: Iwona Blazwick

Whitechapel Gallery curator: Iwona Blazwick

Whitechapel Gallery curator: ‘An art education makes people self-reliant, entrepreneurial, innovative’ – nice article about Iwona Blazwick’s career and her discovery of Hirst, among others.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Erik Koeppel’s “Florida Afterglow” #NaplesShow
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Erik Koeppel’s “Florida Afterglow” #NaplesShow

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Erik Koeppel’s “Florida Afterglow” #NaplesShow

Florida Afterglow.  This new painting by the contemporary American landscape artist Erik Koeppel (born 1980) will be featured in our booth at the Naples and Palm Beach shows.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edouard Leon Cortes’ “Bouquinistes, Notre Dame” #NaplesShow
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edouard Leon Cortes’ “Bouquinistes, Notre Dame” #NaplesShow

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edouard Leon Cortes’ “Bouquinistes, Notre Dame” #NaplesShow

Bouquinistes, Notre Dame.  This 1940s Cortes will be on view at the upcoming Naples show which opens this Thursday evening.  

Did Rubens make big beautiful?
Did Rubens make big beautiful?

Did Rubens make big beautiful?

BBC iWonder – Did Rubens make big beautiful?  Here is a very interesting interactive article on Peter Paul Rubens.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Johann Berthelsen’s “42nd Street & Vanderbilt Avenue, Grand Central Station”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Johann Berthelsen’s “42nd Street & Vanderbilt Avenue, Grand Central Station”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Johann Berthelsen’s “42nd Street & Vanderbilt Avenue, Grand Central Station”

42nd Street & Vanderbilt Avenue, Grand Central Station.  This Johann Berthelsen will be on view at the Naples Show which opens this week.  

1031 Exchanges Help Art Investors Avoid Taxes
1031 Exchanges Help Art Investors Avoid Taxes

1031 Exchanges Help Art Investors Avoid Taxes

1031 Exchanges Help Art Investors Avoid Taxes – interesting article in The Wall Street Journal on how to avoid paying capital-gains taxes by using the proceeds from a sale to purchase property of ‘like kind’.  they have been doing this in … More…

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Martin Rico y Ortega’s “A Summer’s Afternoon, Venice”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Martin Rico y Ortega’s “A Summer’s Afternoon, Venice”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Martin Rico y Ortega’s “A Summer’s Afternoon, Venice”

A Summer’s Afternoon, Venice.  here is one we just added to the web site by Martin Rico y Ortega (1833-1908) that will be on view at the Naples and Palm Beach Shows.